Sam Simon Made Hundreds Of Millions Off The Simpsons – Then Gave It All Away To Charity

All in the name of yellow themes posts this week, this one is actually a really touching one. Sam Simon, the co-creator of "The Simpsons" is dying of colon cancer and only has months to live. After essentially retiring at the age of 38, thanks to earning tens of millions every off residuals from The Simpsons, Simon dedicated his life to philanthropy with a special focus on animal related causes. Sadly, in late 2012 Sam was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer and given 3-6 months to live. Sam is still going strong, actively fighting for animals and proceeding to give his entire fortune away to charity. This is his incredible and inspirational life story.